When most people think about what the original group of American astronauts were driving back in the ‘60s, usually Corvettes come to mind. This is a safe bet, because six of the original Mercury Seven astronauts drove ‘Vettes. You math whizzes may note that there’s one astronaut left over. That astronaut was John…

A woman in Japan died Sunday of injuries sustained from being hit in the head by a loose wheel while spotting at a D1 Street Legal drifting event. Her death is the first known fatality in major-series drifting, or at least the first one most fans can remember in some time.

Today we recognize the anniversary of two pillars of the adrenaline-junkie entertainment industry passing away. On November 30, 2007 we lost OG extreme stuntman Evel Knievel. On November 30, 2013 Fast & Furious star Paul Walker was killed. May they both rest in peace.

A car racing in the beloved Rallylegend event in Italy this past Sunday struck people standing in a spectator area adjacent to a stage, reports The Sun. One died and eight more were injured in the crash.

Brock Yates, the larger than life veteran of numerous automotive publications, creator of the original Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, and a man whose life and prolific body of work symbolized the pursuit of speed, died Wednesday, according to news reports. Yates was 82.

NASCAR and Baja racing legend Robby Gordon spoke to the press today about the tragic and sudden deaths of his father Robert “Baja Bob” Gordon and stepmother Sharon. The story surrounding the incident is still incomplete, but Gordon is maintaining “the truth will come out.”

The Orange County coroner confirmed this morning that the two people found dead inside a Southern California home owned by racer Robby Gordon are Gordon’s father and stepmother, reports USA Today. The cause of death has still not been determined.

Two dead bodies were found inside an Orange County home that belongs to racer Robby Gordon. Gordon’s parents lived inside the home, per neighbors who spoke with CBS 2. However, authorities have not identified the two bodies they found inside the home at this time. [Update: The coroner’s office confirmed this morning…

Bryan Clauson, winning dirt-track driver who died just last night, planned to run 200 races this year. Two hundred. When I first heard that number I didn’t wonder why he wanted to, I wondered, how could he? Almost three months ago to the day, I watched Bryan win a 410 wingless sprint race at Eldora Speedway while my…

After landing a test in a Maserati 250F at the young age of 17, driver Chris Amon went to the highest levels of open-wheel and sports car racing. And together with fellow New Zealander Bruce McLaren, he drove the Ford GT40 to its first 24 Hours of Le Mans win in 1966. He died today at age 73.

Carl Haas, one of the men behind the highly successful Newman/Haas Racing team and numerous other motorsports entities, passed away last week at the age of 86, reports Racer. Haas passed away at home with his family after a long illness.

On Monday, June 13th motorcyclist Damian Taylor was knocked off his 1982 Suzuki by an unidentified car, succumbing to blunt force trauma injuries and passing away shortly after. Police were seeking help tracking down the driver involved, and after a few days of searching seem to have done so.

The late Muhammad Ali was not a guy who lived a quiet life, and a car of his was certainly a reflection of that. Ali once drove—and got driven around in, when he felt like it—a 1959 Mercedes-Benz 220S encrusted with hundreds of precious jewels and gold accents from bumper to bumper.